ERICACEAE. XVII. ECTASIS. XVIII. ERIODESMIA. 



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Lin. trans. 6. p. 333. Corolla Inline long, white or pale red, 

 also yellow. 



Brunia-likeEctasis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1790. Shrub 1 ft. 



4 E. VALLER-SFLORA ; leaves 3 in a whorl, linear, downy or 

 hairy, spreading, rather remote ; flowers terminal, by threes ; 

 bracteas remote, quadrifid ; corollas globose, urceolar, a little 

 longer than the calyx, which is large, and densely clothed with 

 silky hairs ; nectarium cotyliform, glabrous. >j . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica valleraeflora, Sal. in Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 333. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 365. Erica bruniades, 

 Andr. heath. 1. t. 37. Erica villosa, Pluk. mant. 69. t. 347. f. 

 9. Wendl. eric. fasc. 16. p. 65. with a figure. Erica capitata, 

 Thunb. eric. no. 15. Calyx and corolla pale red. Anthers 

 black. Corolla 1 J line long. 



Woolly-flowered Ectasis. Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1774. Shrub lft. 



2. Flowers terminal. Calyx imbricated by numerous scales 

 at the base. Aberrant species. 



5 E. BANKSIA' NA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves mucronate ; corolla 

 cylindrical, with a reflexed limb ; pericarp bearded. ^ G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica Banksia, Andr. 'heath. 

 1. t. 66. Erica Banksii, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 361. Erica fra- 

 gilis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 346. Corolla greenish-yellow, with 

 brown anthers. 



Var. ft, alba ; flowers white. 



Sir Joseph Banks's Ectasis. Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1787. Shrub. 



6 E. VESTIFUJ'A ; leaves incurvedly spreading, pilose while 

 young ; flowers solitary, terminal ; corolla with a cylindrical 

 tube, 7-9 lines long. Jj . G. Erica vestiflua, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. 

 p. 346. Erica Petiviriana, Roxb. mss. Corolla rufous. 



Flowing-vested Ectasis. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1795. Sh. 



7 E. SEBA'NA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves recurvedly spreading ; 

 tube of corolla cylindrical, incurved, ventricose at the base ; 

 pericarp oval ; calyx and bracteas glabrous. Tj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Erica Sebana, PI. kew. t. 10. Erica 

 coccinea, Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 505. Erica cothurnalis, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 347. Erica Sebana aurantia, Andr. heath, vol. 

 1. Erica Africana, &c. Seb. thes. 1. p. 32. t. 21. f. 4. Flowers 

 by threes. Corolla pale brown. 



Var. ft ; bracteas and calyx downy. Tj . G. Erica Pluk- 

 netii, Berg. pi. cap. p. 92. Corollas pale brown. 



Far. y, rubra ; flowers reddish-orange at top, and reddish- 

 purple at the base ; anthers orange-yellow. 



Far. S, atrorubens ; flowers reddish-purple. J? . G. 



Seba's Ectasis. Fl. April, Nov. Clt. 1774. Shrub. 



8 E. SOCCIFLORA ; leaves recurvedly spreading ; corolla coni- 

 cal ; flowers by threes ; fruit ovate. ^ . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica socciflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 

 347. Bedf. eric. wob. pi. 4. f. 8. Erica Sebana viridis, Andr. 

 heath, l.icon. Corolla greenish-yellow ; anthers orange-yellow. 



Pump-flowered Ectasis. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1799. Sh. 



9 E.FURFUROSA; leaves incurvedly spreading, downy ; flowers 

 by threes ; corolla viscid, cylindrical ; filaments very broad ; nec- 

 tarium cotyliform. Pj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Erica furfurosa, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 348. Erica mona- 

 delpha, Andr. heath. 1. t. 65. Sims, bot. mag. 1370. Corolla 

 white, with a red border, and orange-yellow anthers. 



Scurfy Ectasis. Fl. Aug. Dec. Clt. 1789. Shrub. 



10 E. MONADE'LPHA ; corolla with a cylindrical tube, and re- 

 flexed segments ; filaments very broad. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica monadelpha, Bedf. eric. wob. p. 

 15. pi. 2. f. 12. Erica Banksia purpurea, Andr. heath. 3. t. 37. 

 Corolla greenish-white or yellow, with a purple border, and yel- 

 low anthers. Perhaps the same as the preceding. 



Monadelphous Ectasis. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1800. Shrub. 



11 E. FOLLICULA'RIS ; leaves spreading ; flowers solitary, 

 spike-like ; corollas conical. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of 



Good Hope. Erica follicularis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 348. 

 Erica Petiveriana, Andr. heath. 2. t. 71. Wendl. eric. 14. p. 23. 

 Corolla yellow-green or orange-red, 5-7 lines long, with brown 

 anthers. Nectarium quadrangular. 



Follicular Ectasis. Fl. Feb. July. Clt. 1794. Shrub. 



12 E. MELASTOMA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, stiff, secund ; flowers 

 terminal, solitary ; corolla cone-shaped. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica melastoma, Andr. heath. 1. icon. 

 Wendl. eric. 14. p. 23. with a figure. Lodd. bot. cab. 333. 

 Erica follicularis ft, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 348. Corolla with 

 a greenish-yellow tube, a dark brown mouth, and orange an- 

 thers. 



Black-mouthed Ectasis. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1795. Shrub. 



13 E. PICTA ; leaves 4 in a whorl; corolla cylindrical, in- 

 curved. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 picta, Nois. mss. Bedf. hort. eric. wob. p. 19. Corolla with an 

 orange-yellow tube, and orange anthers. 



Painted Ectasis. Fl. Oct. July. Clt. 1820. Shrub. 



14 E. PENICILLIFLORA ; leaves ciliated, erect; flowers by 

 threes ; corolla 2 lines long, covered by the calyx, with a spheri- 

 cal tube ; anthers converging into a pencil-form. Jj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica penicilliflora, Sal. in 

 Lin. trans. 6. p. 348. Erica Petiverii vera, Hortul. Erica 

 calyculata, Wendl. eric. 4. p. 5. with a figure. Bracteas and 

 calyxes white. An elegant species. 



Pencil -jlorvered Ectasis. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub. 



15 E. PLACENTEFLORA ; leaves very obtuse; corolla covered 

 by the calyx, with a turnip-formed tube ; filaments gradually 

 dilated ; stigma narrow. (5 . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Erica placentaeflora, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 348. Herb 

 pale, hoary. 



Placenta-flowered Ectasis. Shrub. 



1 6 E. PUDIBU'NDA ; leaves 3-4 in a whorl, rather viscid ; 

 flowers terminal, by threes ; calyxes ciliated ; corolla conical, 

 viscid. lj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 pudibunda, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 345. Erica nutans, Wendl. 

 eric. fasc. 3. p. 5. with a figure. Corolla 2 lines long ; anthers 

 broad, hairy. Fruit turbinate, hairy. Flowers pale red. ? 



Blush Ectasis. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1810. Shrub. 



1 7 E. FILIFORMIS ; leaves 3 in a whorl, remote, narrow, re- 

 curved, clothed with viscid pubescence; calyx bracteate ; corolla 

 1 line long, glabrous, with a recurved tube ; filaments broad at 

 the top ; stigma narrow ; fruit smooth. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Erica filiformis, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 345. 



Filiform Ectasis. Shrub. 



18 E. STELLA'RIS ; hoary; leaves 4-5 in a whorl, linear, 

 spreading, a little incurved, ciliated ; flowers almost sessile, 

 terminal, capitate ; bracteas near the calyx ; calycine segments 

 linear, ciliated. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica 

 stellaris, Nois. Lodd. bot. cab. 893. Erica stellata, Bedf. eric, 

 wob. p. 24. Flowers white tinged with red. Stamens brown. 

 Corolla urceolate. 



Starry Ectasis. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1810. Shrub. 



19 E. DEMISSA; leaves linear, 3 in a whorl; flowers termi- 

 nal ; bracteas imbricate ; corolla cone-shaped. T? . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica demissa, Hort. Bedf. eric, 

 wob. p. 8. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Low Ectasis. Fl. Spring. Clt. 1818. Shrub. 



20 E. ? TU'RGIDA ; leaves 3 in a whorl ; flowers terminal ; 

 pedicels very short ; corolla hairy, ]% line long, with a bulged 

 tube ; spurs of anthers cuneated ; anthers very short. T? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Erica turgida, Sal, in Lin. 

 trans. 6. p. 343. Erica fusco-rubens, Roxb. mss. Flowers 

 brownish-red. 



Turgid-flowered Ectasis. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Erica, p. 800. 



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